The Sloth Ethic

I’ve been thinking more about comments that I made in response to a post by Carl Honoré on his blog. Although sitting idly and wilfing might seem like something that the Sloth Ethic would thoroughly approve of, perhaps this shouldn’t always be the case.
There may seem like no better waste of time than an […]

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The kind of relaxation that is part of the sloth ethic depends on being able to live in the moment. It’s hard to enjoy sitting in the sun with a good book (I’m with you there, jcr) if you are fretting about the meeting that’s coming up next week, the interview next month, the effects […]

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